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October 19, 2012 Ms. Lauralyn J. Remo Chief, Air Carrier Fitness Division Office of Aviation Analysis U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590
Re: Application of Rhoades Aviation , Inc. d/b/a Transair for a Certificate - Updated Key Management Personnel Information (Docket DOT-OST-2011-0216)
Dear Ms. Remo: Rhoades Aviation, Inc. d/b/a Transair (“Rhoades”) hereby notifies the Department that Captain David Seest has been appointed as Rhoades’ Director of Operations effective October 15, 2012. The previous DO has accepted a position with another airline. Exhibit RDS-UPDATE-1, enclosed, contains a completed fitness questionnaire and resume for Captain Seest. Captain Seest holds the necessary qualifications to serve as DO for Rhoades. He has a diverse and extensive aviation background in dispatch, maintenance, and operations dating back to 1989. Over the past 6 years he has at least 3 years experience as pilot in command of a large aircraft operated under Part 121. See, 14 C.F.R § 119.67(a). He previously served as Chief Pilot for Rhoades from October 1999 to December 2010 (which operated large aircraft under Part 121) before joining another company as a DC-3TP Captain performing Department of State missions in Afghanistan and other locations. He returned to Rhoades in August 2012 as a Line Captain and ground and flight instructor and was subsequently promoted to the DO position. Captain Seest’s Airline Transport Pilot certificate number is listed in Updated Exhibit RDS-3, Page 1, enclosed. Because that Exhibit page includes confidential information, it is being submitted under seal, accompanied by a Motion for Confidential Treatment.Ms. Lauralyn J. Remo - 2 - October 19, 2012

\\DC - 038245/000001 - 3591702 v2 Exhibit RDS-UPDATE-2, enclosed, contains the recently revised paragraph A006 of Rhoades’ Operations Specifications, listing Rhoades’ current management personnel. The information relating to the key management personnel list on this Exhibit has been furnished in this docket. Rhoades submits that its application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity is complete and ripe for prompt issuance of an Order to Show Cause. Please contact me if the Department requires additional information to advance the processing of Rhoades’ application. Respectfully submitted,

Robert E. Cohn Counsel for Rhoades Aviation, Inc. d/b/a Transair

Enclosures cc: Reese Davidson Mary Ballard, POI, Indianapolis FSDO Teimour Riahi, CEO, Rhoades Aviation, Inc. Jonathan Echmalian